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Engaging With Patient Online Health Information Use

SAGE Open, 2014
Internet health information is used by patients for health care decision making. Research indicates this information is not necessarily disclosed in interactions with health professionals.
Jean Gilmour, Sue Hanna, Helen Chan, Alison Strong, Annette Huntington   +4 more
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Sensible Use(rs) and the Construction of Self-Identity in Research Interviews

European Journal of Health Communication (EJHC), 2021
As a much-used data collection method in qualitative research, interviewing is a primary way to make sense of social life. However, critics point out that interviews are often used uncritically and unreflectively, without considering epistemological ...
Martijn Huisman, Eduard Cuelenaere, Stijn Joye, Daniël Biltereyst   +3 more
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Evaluation of Quality and Readability of Online Health Information on High Blood Pressure Using DISCERN and Flesch-Kincaid Tools

Applied Sciences, 2020
High Blood Pressure (BP) is a vital factor in the development of cardiovascular diseases worldwide. For more than a decade now, patients search for quality and easy-to-read Online Health Information (OHI) for symptoms, preventions, therapy and other ...
Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Usman, Fazal Muhammad, Shams ur Rehman, Imran Khan, Muhammad Idrees, Muhammad Irfan, Adam Glowacz   +7 more
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The Patient Navigator: Can a systematically developed online health information tool improve patient participation and outcomes related to the consultation in older patients newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer?

BMC Cancer, 2022
Background Older cancer patients may search for health information online to prepare for their consultations. However, seeking information online can have negative effects, for instance increased anxiety due to finding incorrect or unclear information ...
Melanie de Looper, Ellen M. A. Smets, Barbara C. Schouten, Sifra Bolle, Eric H. J. Belgers, Eric H. Eddes, Jeroen W. A. Leijtens, Julia C. M. van Weert   +7 more
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Popularizing biomedical information on an online health forum [PDF]

Ibérica, 2015
Given the increasing importance assumed by online health forums as a form of doctor-patient communication, this study describes the types of dialogic and polylogic interactions that develop in this type of communicative event, focusing on a corpus of ...
Patrizia Anesa, Antoinette Fage-Butler
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How Information Contributors Establish High-Credibility Online Health Information

IEEE Access
Purpose - This study aims to explore the credibility establishment strategies utilized by health information contributors when creating content to guide them in establishing high-credibility and user-trusted health information.
Junping Qiu, Yutian Fu, Qinze Mi, Tingyong Zhang   +3 more
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Low Health Literacy and Evaluation of Online Health Information: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2015
BackgroundRecent years have witnessed a dramatic increase in consumer online health information seeking. The quality of online health information, however, remains questionable.
Diviani, Nicola, van den Putte, Bas, Giani, Stefano, van Weert, Julia CM   +3 more
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CHALLENGES OF ONLINE HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION FOR ROMANIAN SENIORS

Anthropological Researches and Studies, 2020
Objectives. Research shows that older adults respond differently to mediated communication than younger adults. These age differences result from both generational differences and life-span development.
Valentina MARINESCU
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Online Health Information Seeking and Preventative Health Actions: Cross-Generational Online Survey Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research
BackgroundThe popularity of online health information seeking (OHIS) has increased significantly owing to its accessibility and affordability.
Jayati Sinha, Nuket Serin
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A Tentative Discussion of the Limitations of Health Information on the Internet in Taiwan [PDF]

, 2009
[[abstract]]Health information on the internet is important for consumers. Recently, the need to evaluate websites for the content quality of health information that may increase benefits to the public has been identified in most countries of Europe and ...
CHIH-PING LI
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